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'''Banana Bunches''' are items consisting of clustered [[banana]]s, usually coming in clusters of five bananas. They usually function as currency in the ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' franchise, being worth three, five, or ten of a regular banana.
'''Banana Bunches''' are items consisting of clustered [[banana]]s, usually coming in clusters of five bananas. They usually function as currency in the ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' franchise, being worth three, five, or ten of a regular banana.
==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong'' franchise===
===''Donkey Kong Jr.''===
====''Donkey Kong Jr.''====
A Banana Bunch lying under a vine is among the fruit [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] can drop on enemies in the [[Vine Scene|first stage]] of his [[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|debut game]]. Like every other fruit in the game, this Banana Bunch awards the player 400 points if touched.
A Banana Bunch lying under a vine is among the fruit [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] can drop on enemies in the [[Vine Scene|first stage]] of his [[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|debut game]]. Like every other fruit in the game, this Banana Bunch awards the player 400 points if touched.


====''Donkey Kong Country'' series====
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
[[File:Banana Bunch DKC artwork.jpg|thumb|A Banana Bunch from the ''Donkey Kong Country'' series]]
[[File:Banana Bunch DKC artwork.jpg|thumb|A Banana Bunch from the ''Donkey Kong Country'' series]]
Like their [[Banana|single counterparts]], Banana Bunches appear in every single ''Donkey Kong Country'' and ''Donkey Kong Land'' game to date.
Like their [[Banana|single counterparts]], Banana Bunches appear in every single ''Donkey Kong Country'' and ''Donkey Kong Land'' game to date.
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In ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', there are two distinct Banana Bunches: the more common variety are worth five bananas, while the rarer variety are worth twenty.
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', there are two distinct Banana Bunches: the more common variety are worth five bananas, while the rarer variety are worth twenty.
====''Donkey Kong 64''====
Like all other color-coded character-specific items in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', Banana Bunches are colored yellow for Donkey Kong, red for [[Diddy Kong]], purple for [[Tiny Kong]], blue for [[Lanky Kong]], and green for [[Chunky Kong]]. All Banana Bunches count towards the total banana count required to complete the game.
====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''====
In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', Banana Bunches reprise their original role from ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' as fruit that can be dropped on enemies to attack them. This time, they do not award the player any points if touched, but will award 500 points if they hit an enemy. They are present in Levels [[Level 2-5 (Mario vs. Donkey Kong)|2-5]], [[Level 2-DK|2-DK]], [[Level 2-2+|2-2+]], [[Level 2-5+|2-5+]], and [[Level 2-DK+|2-DK+]].
====''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''====
Banana Bunches, like regular Bananas, appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''. In this game, Donkey Kong's banana total acts as his overall health (in the New Play Control! version, they only act as his health for boss battles); losing all of his beats results in a Game Over. Banana Bunches are worth three beats.
====''DK: King of Swing''====
Banana Bunches appear in ''[[DK: King of Swing]]''. The more common Banana Bunches are worth five bananas, though there are also rare Banana Bunches that are worth ten.
====''DK: Jungle Climber''====
Banana Bunches also appear in ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''. They have the same role as in the previous game.
===''Super Mario Sunshine''===
In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', Banana Bunches appear throughout [[Isle Delfino]] and are mainly used to feed [[Yoshi]]s, or to give to a female [[Pianta]] in [[Delfino Plaza]] to receive a [[Blue Coin]].


===''Mario Kart 64''===
===''Mario Kart 64''===
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===''Yoshi's Story''===
===''Yoshi's Story''===
Bananas appear as a bunch in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', but are only worth one fruit.
Bananas appear as a bunch in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', but are only worth one fruit.
===''Donkey Kong 64''===
Like all other color-coded character-specific items in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', Banana Bunches are colored yellow for Donkey Kong, red for [[Diddy Kong]], purple for [[Tiny Kong]], blue for [[Lanky Kong]], and green for [[Chunky Kong]]. Every Banana Bunch collected adds to the total banana count required to complete the game.
===''Super Mario Sunshine''===
In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', Banana Bunches appear throughout [[Isle Delfino]] and are mainly used to feed [[Yoshi]]s, or to give to a female [[Pianta]] in [[Delfino Plaza]] to receive a [[Blue Coin]].


===''Mario Party'' series===
===''Mario Party'' series===
====''Mario Party 5''====
Banana Bunches have a minor appearance in two of the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]] installments. In ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', all three minigames hosted by [[Donkey Kong]] have Banana Bunches in the jungle. In ''[[Mario Party 10]]'', several Banana Bunches are carried by a moving [[Mine Cart]] in the background of the [[Donkey Kong Board]].
In ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', all three minigames hosted by [[Donkey Kong]] have Banana Bunches in the jungle.
 
In ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', their only major role in a ''Mario Party'' game, Banana Bunches appear on [[DK's Jungle Ruins]], substituting for the [[Mini Star]]s that appear on other boards. Collecting a Banana Bunch makes the captain gain three Bananas. Banana Bunches have a [[Z-Banana]] equivalent which take away three Bananas. By landing on the [[Lucky Space]] on the left side of the board, the captain can earn up to four Banana Bunches if they are launched high enough into the air. By landing on the Lucky Space on the right side of the board, the captain can earn Banana Bunches by lining up the middle head of each of the three pillars. For each successful attempt, an addition Banana Bunch is given, allowing up to five Banana Bunches. In the exclusive minigames of this board, [[Diddy's Banana Blast]] and [[DK's Banana Bonus]], Banana Bunches appear less frequently than regular Bananas. DK's Banana Bonus has one giant Banana Bunch that gives ten Bananas.
 
===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''===
In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', Banana Bunches reprise their original role from ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' as fruit that can be dropped on enemies to attack them. This time, they do not award the player any points if touched, but will award 500 points if they hit an enemy. They are present in Levels [[Level 2-5 (Mario vs. Donkey Kong)|2-5]], [[Level 2-DK|2-DK]], [[Level 2-2+|2-2+]], [[Level 2-5+|2-5+]], and [[Level 2-DK+|2-DK+]].


====''Mario Party 9''====
===''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''===
[[File:MP9 DK's Jungle Ruins.png|thumb|Banana Bunches on DK's Jungle Ruins]]
Banana Bunches, like regular Bananas, appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''. In this game, Donkey Kong's banana total acts as his overall health (in the New Play Control! version, they only act as his health for boss battles); losing all of his beats results in a Game Over. Banana Bunches are worth three beats.
Banana Bunches appear on [[DK's Jungle Ruins]] where they take the place of [[Mini Star]]s. Collecting a Banana Bunch makes the captain gain three Bananas. Banana Bunches have a [[Z-Banana]] equivalent which take away three Bananas. By landing on the [[Lucky Space]] on the left side of the board, the captain can earn up to four Banana Bunches if they are launched high enough into the air. By landing on the Lucky Space on the right side of the board, the captain can earn Banana Bunches by lining up the middle head of each of the three pillars. For each successful attempt, an addition Banana Bunch is given, allowing up to five Banana Bunches. In the exclusive minigames of this board, [[Diddy's Banana Blast]] and [[DK's Banana Bonus]], Banana Bunches appear less frequently than regular Bananas. DK's Banana Bonus has one giant Banana Bunch that gives ten Bananas.


====''Mario Party 10''====
===''DK'' series===
In ''[[Mario Party 10]]'', several Banana Bunches are carried by a moving [[Mine Cart]] in the background of the [[Donkey Kong Board]].
Banana Bunches appear in both games in the [[DK (series)|''DK'' series]], having the same role in both games. In both ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'' and ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'', the more common Banana Bunches are worth five bananas, although there is the less common type worth ten bananas.


===''Yoshi Touch & Go''===
===''Yoshi Touch & Go''===
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Like regular Bananas, Banana Bunches reappear as currency exclusively in the Donkey Kong Adventure mode of ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', and are worth five regular Bananas. They usually appear after the player collects some Bananas in a circle.
Like regular Bananas, Banana Bunches reappear as currency exclusively in the Donkey Kong Adventure mode of ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', and are worth five regular Bananas. They usually appear after the player collects some Bananas in a circle.


===Other appearances===
===Unused appearances===
[[File:BananaBunchMKSC.png|frame|left]]
[[File:BananaBunchMKSC.png|frame|left]]
Banana Bunches were originally going to appear as items in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', but were [[List of Mario Kart: Super Circuit pre-release and unused content|scrapped]].
Banana Bunches were originally going to appear as items in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', but were [[List of Mario Kart: Super Circuit pre-release and unused content|scrapped]].
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==Profiles and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' sticker====
[[File:Banana Bunch Sticker.png|thumb]]
{|border=1 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 style="text-align:center"width=100%
*'''Sticker'''
|-
**'''Banana Bunch'''
!width=120px|Image!!|Game!!|Effect
**Game: ''Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast''
|-
**Effect: ['''Specials:''' Direct] - Attack +6
|[[File:Banana_Bunch_Sticker.png|100x100px]]
|''Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast''
|['''Specials:''' Direct] - Attack +6
|}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
DKC1DonkeyKongArtwork.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
MK64Item-BananaBunch.png|''Mario Kart 64''
MK64 Banana Bunch art.jpg|''Mario Kart 64''
MK64 Item group 2 art.jpg|''Mario Kart 64''
YS Banana Artwork.png|''Yoshi's Story''
Banana SMS.png|''Super Mario Sunshine''
Banana Bunch - 2D art.svg|2D artwork
Banana Bunch - 2D shaded.png|2D artwork shaded
MH Apr 3.svg|''[[Mario Hanafuda]]''
</gallery>
 
===Sprites and models===
<gallery>
DKC SNES Banana Bunch.gif|''Donkey Kong Country''
Banana Bunch DKL.PNG|''Donkey Kong Land''
DKL2 GB Banana Bunch sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Land 2''
DKL3 Banana Bunch.png|''Donkey Kong Land III''
YSBanana.png|''Yoshi's Story''
DK64 Yellow Banana Bunch.gif|A Yellow Banana Bunch in ''Donkey Kong 64''
DK64 Red Banana Bunch.gif|A Red Banana Bunch in ''Donkey Kong 64''
DK64 Blue Banana Bunch.gif|A Blue Banana Bunch in ''Donkey Kong 64''
DK64 Purple Banana Bunch.gif|A Purple Banana Bunch in ''Donkey Kong 64''
DK64 Green Banana Bunch.gif|A Green Banana Bunch in ''Donkey Kong 64''
DK64 Rainbow Banana Bunch.gif|A Rainbow Banana Bunch that appears in the main menu in ''Donkey Kong 64''
DKC GBC Banana Bunch.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' ([[Game Boy Color]])
Super Mario Sunshine Banana.png|''Super Mario Sunshine''
DKCGBA Banana Bunch.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' ([[Game Boy Advance]])
</gallery>


===Miscellaneous===
<gallery>
<gallery>
LEGO SM-71424 Donkey Kong's Tree House.png|[[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']]
DKC SNES Banana Bunch.gif|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
MK64 Banana Bunch art.jpg|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
YS Banana Artwork.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
DK64 Yellow Banana Bunch.gif|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
Super Mario Sunshine Banana.png|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


Revision as of 15:14, November 7, 2023

This article is about the cluster of bananas seen in multiple games. For the minigame in Mario Tennis for the Game Boy Color, see Banana Bunch (minigame).
Banana Bunch
Artwork of a Banana Bunch from Donkey Kong Country Returns
Artwork of a Banana Bunch from Donkey Kong Country Returns
First appearance Donkey Kong Jr. (1982)
Latest appearance Mario Strikers: Battle League (2022)

Banana Bunches are items consisting of clustered bananas, usually coming in clusters of five bananas. They usually function as currency in the Donkey Kong franchise, being worth three, five, or ten of a regular banana.

History

Donkey Kong Jr.

A Banana Bunch lying under a vine is among the fruit Donkey Kong Jr. can drop on enemies in the first stage of his debut game. Like every other fruit in the game, this Banana Bunch awards the player 400 points if touched.

Donkey Kong Country series

Artwork of a Banana Bunch from the Donkey Kong Country SNES trilogy
A Banana Bunch from the Donkey Kong Country series

Like their single counterparts, Banana Bunches appear in every single Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Land game to date.

In Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Banana Bunches are worth ten bananas. In the former game, Donkey Kong can sometimes reveal a Banana Bunch by using Hand Slap in a specific location.

In Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, there are two distinct Banana Bunches: the more common variety are worth five bananas, while the rarer variety are worth twenty.

Mario Kart 64

Item roulette from Mario Kart 64

Banana Bunches appear as items exclusively in Mario Kart 64. When used, five regular Banana peels are automatically deployed to trail behind the player's kart. The player may throw each Banana one-by-one whenever they please, and the Bananas also block incoming items from hitting the player. They can be obtained in the top two positions, with a 5% chance of appearing in each position they appear in.

In later games in the Mario Kart series, Triple Bananas supersede Banana Bunches in terms of function, making the Banana Bunch the only item from Mario Kart 64 that does not reappear in another installment.

Yoshi's Story

Bananas appear as a bunch in Yoshi's Story, but are only worth one fruit.

Donkey Kong 64

Like all other color-coded character-specific items in Donkey Kong 64, Banana Bunches are colored yellow for Donkey Kong, red for Diddy Kong, purple for Tiny Kong, blue for Lanky Kong, and green for Chunky Kong. Every Banana Bunch collected adds to the total banana count required to complete the game.

Super Mario Sunshine

In Super Mario Sunshine, Banana Bunches appear throughout Isle Delfino and are mainly used to feed Yoshis, or to give to a female Pianta in Delfino Plaza to receive a Blue Coin.

Mario Party series

Banana Bunches have a minor appearance in two of the Mario Party series installments. In Mario Party 5, all three minigames hosted by Donkey Kong have Banana Bunches in the jungle. In Mario Party 10, several Banana Bunches are carried by a moving Mine Cart in the background of the Donkey Kong Board.

In Mario Party 9, their only major role in a Mario Party game, Banana Bunches appear on DK's Jungle Ruins, substituting for the Mini Stars that appear on other boards. Collecting a Banana Bunch makes the captain gain three Bananas. Banana Bunches have a Z-Banana equivalent which take away three Bananas. By landing on the Lucky Space on the left side of the board, the captain can earn up to four Banana Bunches if they are launched high enough into the air. By landing on the Lucky Space on the right side of the board, the captain can earn Banana Bunches by lining up the middle head of each of the three pillars. For each successful attempt, an addition Banana Bunch is given, allowing up to five Banana Bunches. In the exclusive minigames of this board, Diddy's Banana Blast and DK's Banana Bonus, Banana Bunches appear less frequently than regular Bananas. DK's Banana Bonus has one giant Banana Bunch that gives ten Bananas.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong

In Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Banana Bunches reprise their original role from Donkey Kong Jr. as fruit that can be dropped on enemies to attack them. This time, they do not award the player any points if touched, but will award 500 points if they hit an enemy. They are present in Levels 2-5, 2-DK, 2-2+, 2-5+, and 2-DK+.

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat

Banana Bunches, like regular Bananas, appear in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. In this game, Donkey Kong's banana total acts as his overall health (in the New Play Control! version, they only act as his health for boss battles); losing all of his beats results in a Game Over. Banana Bunches are worth three beats.

DK series

Banana Bunches appear in both games in the DK series, having the same role in both games. In both DK: King of Swing and DK: Jungle Climber, the more common Banana Bunches are worth five bananas, although there is the less common type worth ten bananas.

Yoshi Touch & Go

Banana Bunches also appear in Yoshi Touch & Go. If a Yoshi eats one, it will get three more eggs.

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

Like regular Bananas, Banana Bunches reappear as currency exclusively in the Donkey Kong Adventure mode of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, and are worth five regular Bananas. They usually appear after the player collects some Bananas in a circle.

Unused appearances

Banana Bunch found in Mario Kart: Super Circuit unused game files.

Banana Bunches were originally going to appear as items in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, but were scrapped.

Profiles and statistics

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Banana Bunch Sticker
  • Sticker
    • Banana Bunch
    • Game: Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast
    • Effect: [Specials: Direct] - Attack +6

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Banana Bunch.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Italian Grandi cesti di banane[1]
Cesto di banane[2]
Casco di banane[3] 		Big banana basket
Banana basket
Banana bunch

See also

References

  1. ^ Donkey Kong Land Italian booklet, pag. 13
  2. ^ Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, GIG's Italian manual
  3. ^ Mario Kart 64 European instruction booklet, page 32.
  4. ^ a b Burabura Donkey instruction booklet, page 18.

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